| Hum... > 1) Apple has shown substantial backbone in fighting against the US government when pressed to exploit a phone. And the phone was exploited anyway. The only thing that was established is that Apple must not be forced to help. > 2) The other choice is a device made by a Chinese or Korean company with a semi-open operating system made by a US company. That makes both alike. > 3) Either device will have a totally closed baseband chip. This is the one the iPhone got right. On the iPhones, it is insulated by a closed interface. > 4) Deploying and maintaining secure Linux environment on a Laptop is a full time job that requires expertise journalists don't have. Ditto for Android, iOS, Windows, OS/2, AIX, GNU/Hurd... And anything else you may think about. > 5) Open versus closed source is a red herring. Everyone is using pre-compiled binaries. Open source is a necessary condition for securing against any targeted attack. It's just far from sufficient. Also, pre-compiled binaries can help you. Anyway, both platforms are pretty much closed. |